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2016 Honda Civic coupe

Honda Civic Coupe promotes turbo power for new 10th edition

Bob Plunkett, Sun, 07 Aug 2016 03:56:04 PDT

FARMINGTON, Penn. -- Coming out of a sharp curve on Pennsylvania Route 381, the Farmington-Ohiopyle Road cut through ripples in the Appalachian escarpment, we put the pedal down on Honda's 2016 Civic Coupe packing a new turbo-charged powertrain.

Response comes instantly, as the sleek and sporty coupe leaps ahead with the 4-pack engine whining and the front two 215/50R17 all-season tires scratching pavement to keep pace with the muscular engine's high-revving whirrs.

The speed meter's needle moves swiftly around the number notches while we work a sporty leather-wrapped steering wheel and simply hang on as the new 2-door Civic seems to slink down on blacktop and run with bedrock stability.

With an all-new vehicle architecture underpinning 2016 models that mark a tenth generation, the Civic Coupe series pops out of Honda's assembly plant at Allison, Ontario, Canada, using domestic and globally sourced parts plus engines built at Honda's Anna, Ohio, engine plant.

Civic as a 2-door for the compact class looks like a serious sports coupe dressing in a streamlined package with fastback roofline plus edgy body ripples and character lines that draw and delight the eye.

The coupe appears longer, broader and more muscular than previous iterations. Its face features a new signature chromed wing front fascia and standard LED daytime running lights. In back the C-shaped LED taillights are united by arching LED lamps that stretch across the decklid.